Healthy volunteers (n = 20) | HD patients (n = 60) | P value | HCV (+) patients (n = 30) | HCV (−) patients (n = 30) | P value | |
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Clinical Characteristics | ||||||
Gender (M/F) | 13/7 | 27/33 | 0.121 | 14/16 | 13/17 | 0.795 |
Age (range), years | 38 ± 8 (27–57) | 50 ± 15 (18–82) | <0.001 | 47 ± 15 (25–82) | 52 ± 15 (18–76) | 0.226 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.4 ± 2.7 | 24.1 ± 4.3 | 0.766 | 23.3 ± 3.3 | 24.9 ± 5.0 | 0.145 |
Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 113 ± 10 | 119 ± 17 | 0.231 | 118 ± 18 | 121 ±20 | 0.562 |
Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 71 ± 8 | 74 ± 16 | 0.378 | 73 ± 19 | 76 ± 14 | 0.441 |
Time on HD (months) | - | 80 ± 51 | - | 92 ± 58 | 68 ± 42 | 0.072 |
Diabetes, n (%) | - | 2 (3.3%) | - | 1 (3.3%) | 1 (3.3%) | - |
Laboratory data | ||||||
WBC count, 109 cells/L | 6.8 ± 1.4 | 6.6 ± 2.1 | 0.766 | 6.27 ± 2.18 | 6.91 ± 2.09 | 0.293 |
Haemoglobin (g/dL) | 14.0 ± 1.4 | 11.7 ± 1.4 | <0.001 | 11.6 ± 1.5 | 11.7 ± 1.5 | 0.786 |
Haematocrit (%) | 40.9 ± 3.9 | 34.6 ± 4.5 | <0.001 | 34.1 ± 5.1 | 34.7 ± 4.6 | 0.855 |
Fasting glucose (mg/dL) | 80.7 ± 6.7 | 88.6 ± 16.0 | 0.004 | 89.2 ± 18.3 | 88.2 ± 14.6 | 0.830 |
Serum creatinine (mg/dL) | 0.87 ± 0.19 | 8.81 ± 2.08 | <0.001 | 8.50 ± 2.26 | 9.06 ± 1.87 | 0.317 |
Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | 179 ± 44 | 165 ± 41 | 0.170 | 157 ± 38 | 170 ± 42 | 0.235 |
HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 36 ± 12 | 36 ± 12 | 0.874 | 38 ± 13 | 35 ± 11 | 0.298 |
LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 110 ± 33 | 91 ± 33 | 0.039 | 86 ± 28 | 94 ± 36 | 0.374 |
Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 134 ± 61 | 185 ± 103 | 0.040 | 159 ± 65 | 205 ± 122 | 0.080 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 4.51 ± 0.40 | 4.00 ± 0.41 | <0.001 | 3.90 ± 0.46 | 4.10 ± 0.35 | 0.078 |
ALT (U/L) | 28.9 ± 18.5 | 18.2 ± 14.5 | 0.021 | 24.8 ± 17.0 | 13.5 ± 10.3 | 0.011 |
Calcium (mg/dL) | 9.2 ± 0.4 | 8.8 ± 0.8 | 0.027 | 9.0 ± 0.9 | 8.7 ± 0.8 | 0.226 |
Phosphorus (mg/dL) | 3.3 ± 0.4 | 5.3 ± 1.3 | <0.001 | 5.5 ± 1.4 | 5.3 ± 1.1 | 0.577 |